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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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